English Explanatory Dictionary

Pappenheimer body

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abnormal granule of iron found inside red blood cells, formed by phagosomes that have engulfed excessive amounts of iron.

Word forms

Pappenheimer body Pappenheimer bodies

Etymology

Described in 1945 by Pappenheimer et al.

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